Two men dead in apparent murder-suicide in Plateau bar

Bar staff in Montreal are in shock after a brutal murder-suicide that happened during operating hours on Oct. 3, 2025.

Montreal police (SPVM) investigators are trying to piece together the causes and circumstances behind an apparent murder-suicide in a Plateau bar while it was open and operating.

Police report that 911 calls around 11 p.m. on Friday alerted officers to a shooting at the MR250 Bar Lounge on Mont-Royal Avenue near Laval Avenue.

When police arrived, witnesses were fleeing the scene, and officers found two men killed by gunshots.

“They have been able to establish that this was a homicide followed by a suicide,” said SPVM spokesperson Veronique Dubuc.

The homicide victim is a man in his 40s, and the suicide victim is a man in his 30s, Dubuc said.

“The motive behind this tragic death has not been established,” said Dubuc.

Bar MR250 posted about the deaths on its Facebook page.

“It is with deep sadness that we learned of the death of one of our customers, but above all, one of our long-standing friends, following a tragic incident that occurred shortly before midnight yesterday,” the post reads, adding that all staff at MR250 are profoundly touched by the tragedy.

The bar will remain closed in the coming days, the post said.

Investigators believe that the deaths are not connected to organized crime.

A crime scene remains in place, and witnesses are being interviewed on Saturday.